William smallwood



No. 6|2,576. Patented Oct. 18, I898.

W. SMALLWOUDV SWIVEL FOR FISHING TACKLE.

(Application filed July 12, 1398.

(No Model.)

NITED STATES WVILLIAM SMALLWOOD, OF REDDITCH, ENGLAND.

SWIVEL FOR FISHING-TACKLE.

PATENT OFFICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 612,576, dated October18, 1898. Application filed July 12, 1898. Serial No. 685,731. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SMALLWOOD, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing at the Lion Works, Redditch, in the countyof Worcester, England, have invented a new and useful Swivel forFishing-Tackle, of which the following is a specification.

- My invention relates to an improved swivel for fishing-tackle.

The object of my improvement is to provide means for making such swivelssolely from wire. I attain this object as shown in the accompanyingdrawings.

Figure 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a side elevation, of the upperportion of the swivel. Fig. 3 is a front elevation, and Fig. 4a sideelevation, of the lower portion of the swivel. Figs. 5 and 6 arerespectivelya front and a side view of the complete swivel.

In Figs. 1 and 2, A is a loop, and B the coils, forming a tubular shankmade from a length of wire.

In making the lower part of the swivel shown at Figs. 3 and 4 a lengthof wire is headed, as D, the free end being passed through the tubularcoil B, the head D seating itself on the top convolution of the coils Band immediately under the loop A, the

shank O passing down between the coils and being free to rotate therein.The remaining portion of the wire is twisted into theloop A and thecoils B, Figs. 3 and 4, which operation completes the swivel, as shownin Figs. 5 and 6.

What I claim is-- 1. The swivel for fishing tackle herein shown anddescribed, the same being made from two lengths of wire comprising theloop A and coil B and the shank C and head D terminating into the coil Band the loop A as set forth.

2. In a swivel, the combination, with a wire loop, the end'portions ofwhich are twisted together spirally thereby forming a hollow coil; of asecond wire loop provided at one end with a shank which engages with thesaid coil and which has a head above the said coil, the other endportion of the last said hand in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM SMALIJ WOOD.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH, HEBER EDWIN HOWARD.

